The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
General Turf Notes,

TIE sick hore5 at the track are all
improving.
THE catalogue OF the spring meeting
is in the hands of the printer, snC
will be out the latter part of thi
week.
MARSH SIDDoNs's brood mare Skip
per, by Daniel the Prophet Gu. Of
Mary, 81 years old, died a few days
ago at Columbus, o.
MIKE WILKES, the PAGER, has beer
sold by Abe Rohrback to Samuel
Rowe, of Hudson, Wis, but RohrbacB
will manage him the coming season.
The black mare Phyllis, thirteen
years old, by Phil Sheridan, dam Mel
lie Wagner, has been sold by Charles
Wagner, of DickerGon's Landing, Ont.
to Detroit psrties, for sl2,501.
TEE Brighton Bach Association vii,
give renewal of the Suburban hand.
cap, adding $1,000, aud penalizing the
Sheepshead Bay winner Z lbs the sec
ond horse 8 lbs. and the third 8 lbs,
BBIaADIER, the French stallion
foaled in 1859, by Monarque out Of
Sweet Lucy, died recently of il fam.
nation of the bowels, at the home Of
his owner, FL. @. Duffy, Cynthians
Ky.
The dates OF the spring meeting Of
the Rockawsy S!eeplechase Associa
ton have been changed to April 30th,
May 4th, 9TH and 1lth, in order TO
prevent clashing with the Brooklyn
Jockey Club meeting.
VoLANTE and Molie McCarthy's
Last, belonging to E j. Baldwin, and
]. B. Higgins Preciosa are the Pacific
Slope declarations out of the Suburban
handicap and the Bay Ridge handicap
This leaves eighteen still in the FORM
or an seven in the latter.
IMP RTED MATcHLBss, one OF the
mares purchased by ]. B. Haggin OF
the Lorillard sale, by Stock we'll out Of
imp. Nonpareil, died recently at
Rancho del Paso, CAL, from the effects
of strain caused by her getting mired
in the pasture. She was foaled in
1859.
ASHLAND ALMoNT, four years old, by
Almont, dam Pauline, has been sold
by Gen. Withers to W. H. Ashby, Of
Beatrice, Neb, the stated price being
$1,000. Gen. Withers has also sold
Spanish Maiden, a yearling by Happy
Medium, to johnson, Bros., Of Green.
vile, Mich, for $1,000.
The Kentucky Derby continues ia
divide popular attention with the
Suburban. The betting on it is gen.
ersl, but no money of any bulk is GO
ing on. Montrose has been backed by
his owner, and Poteen, in the same
stable, but with different owner, has
likewise been supported, showing that
it is mere matter of prejudice. A
Kentucky trainer writes to the Herald
that he does not think there srs any
candidates now located at Lexington
which will prove dangerous. Mont
rose, he ssys, has not a level head, and
is too crazy horse to rely on. Pc
teen, while speedy, he thinks, Lacks
constitution for journey OF g
mile and hail, and will be too thin il
flesh after receiving the preparation
for the race. The others there he be.
lieves to be outclassed. A slight
demonstration has been made in favor
OF Pendennis, of the Santa Anita sta.
Bile, but his form last year was very in
different, and in we'll informed circles
he ia believed to be far inferior to bott
of his stable companions, Laredo snC
Golish. The latter remains the favor
tie at odds of to l. Laredo was las
fall subjected to a surgical operation
and many will not touch him upor
that account believing that h
will not have time to BE- thorough,
trained, but there is little ground 70
their apprehension. Although at
shorter price, Goliah has not beel